Λάρισαι

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Λάρισαι, πόλεις ιʹ. Θεσσαλίας, ἡ πρὸς τῷ Πηνειῷ, ἣν Ἀκρίσιος ἔκτισε. δευτέρα ἡ Κρεμαστή, ὑπό τινων δὲ Πελασγία. τρίτη ἐν τῇ Ὄσσῃ χωρίον. τετάρτη τῆς Τρῳάδος, ἥν φησιν Ὅμηρος “τῶν οἳ Λάρισαν ἐριβώλακα”. πέμπτη Αἰολίδος περὶ Κύμην τὴν Φρικωνίδα. ἕκτη Συρίας, ἣν Σύροι Σίζαρα, καλοῦσιν. ἑβδόμη Λυδίας. ὀγδόη Θεσσαλίας πρὸς τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ. ἐνάτη Κρήτης. δεκάτη Ἀττικῆς ἐστι Λάρισα. καὶ ἡ ἀκρόπολις τοῦ Ἄργους Λάρισα. καὶ ὁ πολίτης Λαρισαῖος καὶ Λαρισεὺς Ζεύς. Στράβων δὲ κώμην φησὶν Ἐφέσου, ἐν ᾗ Ἀπόλλων Λαρισηνός. * * * *

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Text Details

Entry#45
Greek textmeineke (current) · csv_fallback
Source idMeineke 412.18
OCRgemini-constrained (gemini-3-flash-preview) on 2025-12-25
Word count81

Cited Authors

AuthorWork / Citation
Ὅμηρος (Homer)Iliad · Β 841
Στράβων (Strabo)Geographica · 13,3,2 [C 620,27]
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Mentioned Entities

EntityDetails
ΛάρισσαLarissa · place · corrected · Q178405
ΘεσσαλίαThessaly · place · corrected · Q1247568
ΠηνειόςPeneius (river) · place · corrected · Q1233866
ἈκρίσιοςAcrisius · person · corrected · Q208017
ΚρεμαστήKremaste · place · corrected · Q11931175
ΠελασγίαPelasgia · place
ὌσσαOssa (mountain) · place · corrected · Q1471677
ΤρωάςTroad · place
ΑἰολίςAeolis · place · corrected · Q255325
ΚύμηCyme · place · corrected · Q679305
ΦρικωνίδαFriconida · place
ΣυρίαSyria · place · corrected · Q13415123
ΣύροιSyrians · people
ΣίζαραSizara · place · corrected · Q11931176
ΛυδίαLydia · place · corrected · Q620765
ΜακεδονίαMacedonia · place · corrected · Q81734
ΚρήτηCrete · place · corrected · Q4752820
ἈττικήAttica · place · corrected · Q122443
ἌργοςArgos · place · corrected · Q13533353
ΛαρισσαῖοςLarissaian (demonym) · people
ΛαρισσεύςLarisseus (demonym) · people
ΖεύςZeus · deity · corrected · Q34201
ἜφεσοςEphesus · place · corrected · Q47611
ἈπόλλωνApollo · deity · corrected · Q37340
ΛαρισσηνόςLarissenos (epithet) · deity
Larissa in Thessaly by the Peneiosplace · city · Thessaly · explicit · unresolved
Larissa Kremaste / Pelasgiaplace · city · Thessaly · implicit · unresolved
Larissa in Ossaplace · settlement · Ossa · explicit · unresolved
Larissa in the Troadplace · city · Troad · explicit · unresolved
Larissa in Aiolis near Kymeplace · city · Aiolis · explicit · unresolved
Larissa in Syria (Sizara)place · city · Syria · explicit · unresolved
Larissa in Lydiaplace · city · Lydia · explicit · unresolved
Larissa in Thessaly near Macedoniaplace · city · Thessaly · explicit · unresolved
Larissa in Creteplace · city · Crete · explicit · unresolved
Larissa in Atticaplace · city · Attica · explicit · unresolved
Acropolis of Argos called Larissaplace · acropolis · Argos · explicit · unresolved
Village of Ephesos called Larissaplace · village · Ephesos · implicit · unresolved
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Etymologies

CategoryExplanation
Eponym Personwhich Acrisius built.
Unclear Metalinguisticthe Cremaste; by some (it is called) Pelasgia.
Borrowing Non Greekof Syria, which the Syrians call 'Sizar(a)'.
Place Transfernear Cyme (in Aeolis), (called) the Phryconida.
Morphological Compositionthe citizen (demonym) Larissaîos; Zeus Larisseus; Apollo Larissenos (epithets derived from the place name).

Links

Place linksLarissa | 📍 Map | Pleiades
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Translation Guidance

KindRuleGuidanceDetection
FormulaX (AUTHOR NAME) + Y (NUMERAL)
formula:a0ca4574d7d0ffdb
Translate as "X, book Y"
Domain: SOURCE CITATIONS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (genitive ETYMON) + Y (nominative DERIVED NOUN)
formula:439629f16cfaba3f
Translate as "Y is from 'X'"
Domain: COMPARISONS & DERIVATIONAL ANALOGIES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive PEOPLE)
formula:0a6d211492d74a05
Translate as "a X of the Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 11 occurrences
FormulaX (SETTLEMENT) + Y (genitive REGION)
formula:1040044f9f2bf616
Translate as "a X in Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 4 occurrences
FormulaX... + πρός + Y (dative)
formula:1a524ea80fe79519
Translate as "X... near Y"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 2 scan rows · 4 occurrences
FormulaY (EPITHET) + X (DEITY)
formula:e59d8efd6da15c82
Translate as "X Y"
Domain: PROPER NOUNS & EPITHETS		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Formulaὁ πολίτης + X (nominative GENTILIC)
formula:9b2896a329a36c7e
Translate as "a citizen is an 'X'"
Domain: SPATIAL & PREDICATE STATEMENTS
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossἀκτή ἡ
gloss:debf8cab78f25544
headland, point
Domain: WATER BODIES/COASTS		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossἐθνικόν τό
gloss:9c5337ad6342cf4a
ethnonym
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossκώμη ἡ
gloss:e14972622087326b
village
Domain: SETTLEMENTS/STRUCTURES
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossπολίτης ὁ
gloss:1c7dda400d7265cb
citizen
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossτόνος ὁ
gloss:06fca58898cc9623
stress (oxytone if + ὀξύς; barytone if + βαρύς)
Domain: LINGUISTIC/META-LINGUISTIC
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
Glossχωρίον τό
gloss:619c2907ea980b25
locality; point (only in μέσα χωρία: ‘halfway point’)
Domain: POLITCAL/CULTURAL
Rule status: In progress		Matched · high confidence · 1 scan row · 1 occurrence
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Herodian overlaps

Stephanos excerpt (left) is aligned with matched Herodian passages (right). Colors indicate corresponding overlap spans.

Herodian 1.267
char LCS 169 (41.8%) · word LCS 31 (38.8%)
Stephanos
Λάρισαι, πόλεις ιʹ. Θεσσαλίας, ἡ πρὸς τῷ Πηνειῷ, ἣν Ἀκρίσιος ἔκτισε. δευτέρα ἡ Κρεμαστή, ὑπό τινων δὲ Πελασγία. τρίτη ἐν τῇ Ὄσσῃ χωρίον. τετάρτη τῆς Τρῳάδος, ἥν φησιν Ὅμηρος “τῶν οἳ Λάρισαν ἐριβώλακα”. πέμπτη Αἰολίδος περὶ Κύμην τὴν Φρικωνίδα. ἕκτη Συρίας, ἣν Σύροι Σίζαρα, καλοῦσιν. ἑβδόμη Λυδίας. ὀγδόη Θεσσαλίας πρὸς τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ. ἐνάτη Κρήτης. δεκάτη Ἀττικῆς ἐστι Λάρισα. καὶ ἡ ἀκρόπολις τοῦ Ἄργους Λάρισα. καὶ ὁ πολίτης Λαρισαῖος καὶ Λαρισεὺς Ζεύς. Στράβων δὲ κώμην φησὶν Ἐφέσου, ἐν ᾗ Ἀπόλλων Λαρισηνός. * * * *
Herodian
… πόλις Καρμανίας. Λάρισα πόλις Θεσσαλίας ἡ πρὸς τῷ Πηνειῷ, ἣν Ἀκρίσιος ἔκτισε. δευτέρα ἡ Κρεμαστή, ὑπό τινων δὲ Πελασγία. τρίτη ἐν τῇ Ὄσσῃ χωρίον. τετάρτη τῆς Τρωάδος, ἥν φησιν Ὅμηρος »τῶν οἱ Λάρισαν ἐριβώλακα« (Β 841). πέμπτη Αἰολίδος περὶ Κύμην τὴν Φρικωνίδα. ἕκτη Συρίας, ἣν Σύροι Σίζαρα καλοῦσιν. ἑβδόμη Λυδίας. ὀγδόη Θεσσαλίας πρὸς τῇ Μακεδονίᾳ, ἐνάτη Κρήτης. δεκάτη Ἀττικῆς ἐστι Λάρισα. καὶ ἡ ἀκρόπολις τοῦ Ἄργους Λάρισα. Ἔμισα πόλις Φοινίκης Λιβανουσίας. Κρίμισα πόλις Ἰταλίας πλησίον Κρότωνος καὶ Θουρίου. Λυκόφρων (v. 913). ἀπὸ Κριμίσης νύμφης. σάρισα εἶδος ἀκοντίου μικροῦ. Ἄμισα πόλις Γερμανίας. Ὄδρυσα πόλις Ὀδρυσῶν, ἣ καὶ Ὀδρυσία λέγ…

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